Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Yves Saint Laurent: Strategic Leadership of Creative Directors
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Léo Guilbert; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B17M137-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn April 1, 2016, fashion house Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) announced the departure of its creative director who had been responsible for successfully reviving the struggling YSL brand since 2012. Three days after this surprising departure, the company announced that its next creative director would be a relatively inexperienced, 36-year-old designer. After decades of leadership turmoil and financial instability at YSL, the incoming creative directo...Starting at €8.20
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Next India Traveler: A Valuation Challenge
Bhanu Pratap Singh; Vinay Goyal; M. KannadhasanCase IVEY-9B17N003-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceNext India Traveler (NIT) was a travel and tour operator based in Chandigarh, India. The young start-up had been in business since 2012. It offered both inbound and outbound tour and travel packages that covered all the major tourist destinations in India and the Asia-Pacific region. NIT’s motto was to provide its clients with best-in-class services for all aspects of travel and tourism, all under one roof. An upcoming meeting with a venture capi...Starting at €8.20
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Anandam Manufacturing Company: Analysis of Financial Statements
Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraCase IVEY-9B16B007-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyIn July 2015, the owner of the Anandam Company approached a bank for additional funding to meet the growing requirements of his garment manufacturing firm. The owner was confident about the financial prospects of his firm, with its fourfold increase in revenue and phenomenal increase in profit after taxes over the last three years. In a lengthy discussion with the bank manager, the owner shared the development of his company and the dynamics and ...Starting at €8.20
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Yash Building Centre: Planning for Expansion - Teaching Note
M. Kannadhasan; Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraTeaching Note IVEY-8B18N003-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B18N003.Starting at €0.00
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Mazda Motor Corporation: Surviving by Partnering with the Giants - Teaching Note
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Tae Kyung Lee; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M117-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M117.Starting at €0.00
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Yves Saint Laurent: Strategic Leadership of Creative Directors - Teaching Note
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Léo Guilbert; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M137-EStrategyTeaching Note for product 9B17M137.Starting at €0.00
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Canon Inc.: Ambitious Acquisitions in the Video Surveillance Market
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B16M101-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFacing a decline in the company’s core camera business as a result of the aggressive entry of smartphones, Canon identified the network security industry as a potential growth market, with expected revenues of US$23 billion by 2020. Canon opted to pursue this kind of growth potential outside its core competency by acquiring Milestone Systems in 2014 and Axis Communications in 2015. Canon paid a 50-per-cent premium to acquire Axis in a cash-only o...Starting at €8.20
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Brooks Sports: Competing against the Giants
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B16M150-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBrooks Sports, Inc. (Brooks) strove to inspire and promote an active lifestyle through its innovative gear, enabling its customers to run longer, farther, and faster. The shoe company had endured a number of growths and declines in its 100 years of operations. Nearly bankrupt by 2000 because of its attempt to compete with diversified athletic brands, Brooks had finally found a strategy to compete in the sports market. Operating as an independent ...Starting at €8.20
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Mazda Motor Corporation: Surviving by Partnering with the Giants
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Tae Kyung Lee; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B17M117-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFor 30 years, Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) partnered with Ford Motor Company (Ford), helping Ford in small-car engineering and lean manufacturing in exchange for finance and marketing know-how; however, this alliance was terminated due to the global financial crisis in 2008. In 2015, Mazda entered into another long-term partnership to share technologies and cope with cost pressures—this time with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota). According to...Starting at €8.20
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Yash Building Centre: Planning for Expansion
M. Kannadhasan; Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraCase IVEY-9B18N003-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceYash Building Centre, based in Raipur, central India, was in the business of manufacturing fly ash bricks and blocks. At the beginning of 2016, after achieving decent growth and gaining goodwill among local builders and contractors, the managing partner was actively looking to expand business operations into tiles, pavers, and curbstones. He believed this expansion would improve the firm’s profitability by allowing it to take full advantage of it...Starting at €8.20